Karl Lindholm: Men’s basketball: Grieving a lost season

Tara Parker-Pope is the editor of “Well,” the New York Times consumer health site. On March 15, she wrote a piece titled “It’s OK to Grieve the Small Losses of a Lost Year.” Citing mental health experts, she discusses “disenfranchised grief,” that is, grieving those “smaller losses that don’t involve loss of human life, or the loss of a job,” or other losses on that scale: “There is a kind of grief,” she wrote, “that isn’t routinely acknowledged. From lost time with grandchildren to canceled vacations, we n … (read more)

Men’s basketball out of NCAAs

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team won its first-round NCAA Division III tournament game on Friday, March 6, but fell the next day in a Regional final to host Brockport, N.Y., 84-81. The Panthers, who entered the tournament ran … (read more)

Middlebury men’s hoop earns NCAA bid

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball on Monday earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III tournament after compiling a 20-5 mark through the regular season and the first round of the NESCAC tournament. The program will be making its 1 … (read more)

Men’s hoop comes up short in NESCAC quarterfinal

HARTFORD — Fourth-seeded Trinity on Saturday eliminated the No. 5 Middlebury College men’s basketball team from the NESCAC tournament, 100-82. The 20-5 Panthers, who have spent much of the season ranked in the top 10 in NCAA Division III polls and are und … (read more)

Men’s basketball splits games, gets No. 5 seed

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team split two NESCAC games this past weekend as the Panthers’ regular season concluded with a satisfying victory over the league’s first-place team on Friday followed by a stunning, last-second upset o … (read more)

Middlebury men’s basketball grounds Cardinals

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball took a big first-half lead and cruised to a 95-79 win on Sunday over host NESCAC rival Wesleyan. The Panthers improved to 19-3, 5-3 in league play, while the Cardinals dropped to 13-9, 2-6. Middl … (read more)

Panther men’s hoop splits road contests

NEW LONDON, Conn. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team split two NESCAC road games this past weekend and stand at 18-3, 4-3 in league play with three league games remaining in the regular season. The Panthers are in fifth place, one spot away fr … (read more)

Men’s basketball topples Williams

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half on Saturday to post an 84-66 victory over visiting NESCAC rival Williams. The Panthers, ranked No. 12 in last week’s NCAA Division III poll, improved to 17-3, 3-2 in … (read more)

Men’s hoop earns split on weekend

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team split a pair of NESCAC home games this past weekend. The Panthers’ record stands at 15-2, 2-2 in league play heading into a key 3 p.m. Saturday home game vs. Williams (8-8, 2-2 NESCAC). On this pas … (read more)

Men’s hoop wins twice after taking first loss

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team bounced back from its first loss — on the road this past Friday — to win a pair of games, one in dramatic fashion on Saturday and another with a strong defensive performance at home on Tuesday. All … (read more)

Panther men’s basketball picks up three wins to improve to 13-0

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team defeated Plattsburgh on Tuesday, 99-60, to remain undefeated. The result followed two wins in Springfield’s annual holiday tournament over the weekend. The 13-0 Panthers, ranked No. 3 in NCAA Divis … (read more)

Panther men’s hoop finishes semester at 10-0

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team on Monday concluded its first semester with a 72-55 victory over visiting Morrisville (N.Y.) State that pushed the Panthers’ record to 10-0. Middlebury entered the game ranked No. 4 in NCAA Divisio … (read more)

Men’s hoop sweeps weekend, improves to 9-0

MIDDLEBURY — The undefeated Middlebury College men’s basketball team got past New England College’s upset bid on Friday, 88-87, thanks in part to a last-second whistle, and on Sunday knocked off previously unbeaten host Stevens Institute, 76-66, with a qu … (read more)

Men’s basketball wins twice, reaches 7-0

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team won two road games last week to improve to 7-0. The Panthers, ranked No. 4 in this week’s NCAA Division III poll, will host New England College at 5 p.m. on Saturday before visiting currently undef … (read more)

Men’s hoop wins on the road, moves to 5-0

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team won a pair of games on the road in New York late last week to improve to 5-0. The Panthers were ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division III last week and were set to play at Johnson State on Tue … (read more)

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